Type setting and distributing machine.



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TYPE SETTING AND DISTRBUTIG MACHINE.

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Application filed January 10, 1996. Serial No. 295,332.

` Cleveland, 'in' the county of 4Cuyahoga and provide 'a simple andeiiicien V copy holder State of Ohio, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Type Setting and *Distributing -Machines, of whichthe following is a' full, clear, and exactdescription, reference beinghad to Vthe accompanyiing drawings.

@ne o'f-the objects of 'th indicator, for use in assembling ordist-'ributing type, which will show the individual character about tobe assembled or distributed. The invention is 'thus well adaptedy foruse with' a combined typesetti'ng, distributing and printing machine,asshown in Patent No. 722,404, issued March'lOth, 1903, to H. C.Gammeter. rSuch a machine includes a supply drum, @printing drum, eachand a adapt to carry rows of type on its surface,

ssageway between t em, the type being stored in rows of the sameletter.y on the supply drum and being adapted to be passed one ltimeonto the printing drum', to as.- seinble words, and, after' theprinting, distributed to the supply drum.

The, present invent-ion provides an indica'tor for both the assemblingand distributf ing, which, 'as shown, comprises a copy holder adapted tocarry a copy of the matter to be assembled or distributed and acooperating pointer carried by a follower block which advances ,with thetype.3 This ar rangement is adapted to indicate to theoperator thecharacter on 'thc individual type to be transferred to or from /thesupply drum, whereby he is fenabled to quickly set the supply drum tohave its proper channel in position to receive the type.

The invention is more fully hereinafter described and its essentialcharacteristics set out in the claims; v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a-front elevation of a duplicating machine includ-ing two drumsand atransfer 'mechanism between them.; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section ona plaiietaken vbetween the supply drum and the central frame plate, andshowing the transfer mechanism and the copy holder. Figs". 3- and 4eare-'front'elevations ofthe comb mechanism which voperates to feed thetype toyvardl the transfer channel, Fi 3 beingthe' lefthandport-on ofSuch mec anism and Fig. i the right hand portion. F ig. 5 is ahorizontal section on the line 5-5 of F ig. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary rearelevation showing the copy holder and a portion ofthe printing drum.Fig. 7 is a vertical section substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2,being in a plane parallel with Fig. 1 and looking toward the front ofthe machine. Figs.

I8, 9 and 10 are details of the follower block which comes into actionin advancing the type. Fig. 11 is a diagram representing the course ofthe cable which operates the supply druni indicator. Fig. l2 is aperspective view of Vthe type employed in the machine.

ln order that the operation of my indicator will be better.' understood,l will irst describe the arrangement of the type drums and the transferof` type from one to the other, though these features are the inventionof H. '@Gammeter and described in his applic-ation No. 298,121 tiledJan. 27th, 1906, and claimed in that application and more broadly in hisprior application Serial No. 236,463, filed December 12th, 190%. The

disclosure herein of mechanism in addition to my' copy holder notclaimed herein is not intended as, in any sense, a dedication thereof,for alljpatcntable features of the same are-believed to be coveredinpending applications.

The supply drinn, vas a whole, is designated A and the printing drinn B.These are arranged sonthat the type ordinarily 'stored on the supply'drum may be transferred as desired .to the printing drum, a preferablearrangement being that shown in the drawings, wherein the drums are ofthe same diameter and are placed with their axes in alineinent. Each.drum has a seriesof similar lcingitudinal type holders which may bechannels contracted at their outer edges to 'overhangthe type vand holdthem in place. The drums are mounted on alined shafts, (not shown),which have bearings respectively in the end frame standards Z and Z, and'each in the bushing e in the intermediate frame plate Z2. The drums areprovided with cranks a and L respectively by which they'may be rotated,the supply drum being rotated to bring the proper channel into positionfor transfer of the type from one drum to the other; the printing drum,aft-er y assemblage of the type, being rotatedA cause the printing. Theprinting drinn .is sho-wn as having a recess b2 in which is Aae mounteda pair of spools D D which are adapted to carry an inking ribbon whichis passed around the drum after' the type are assembled to ink the sameand enable them to print on paper drawn between the printing,- drum andthe .impression platen lil (Fig. 1,) geared with the drum by gears e andcl.

@n the upper edge ot the central 'frame member Z2 are a pair of blocks eand z2 which are separated and are termed at their opposed faces withribs corresponding'to the grooves X in the type X, .whereby these alocksprovide a transfer channel from one drum. to the other. y

The operator causes the transfer from one drum to the other by thedepression of either of a pair ot linger keys f', rlhes'e keys aretermed on the ends of a lever y which is rigidly mounted on a rock shaftF journaled in the 'traine plate Z2. -At the rear end ot this rockshat't is a segmental gear f4 w iih meshes with a. beveled pinion on avertical shaft G which is journaled in frame standard Z2 and the bracketz5 carried thereby. On the shaft Gr, near its upper end, is .termed ahead g having a pair oi projecting` lugs g2. Above the transt'er ciannelare a pair ot stationary plates e7 and 'es which extend lengthwiseover-the two drums. ,letween these plates are a vpair oit combs H and H2having-teeth on their lower sides and having on their upper sidesinclined lugs z. which engage with recesses in bars its which areallowed a limited. sliding movement between the stationary plates. Links,is conne-'xt with the inner ends ot' the bars il and and have toesextending reainvar'd into the path ot the lugs g2 on the Frictionretards the bar wherefore the comb. when drawn inward, slides downwardbetere the bar moves. llfvlhen the comb reaches it. limit ot downward.movement, the continued rotation of the head g moves forward both thecomb and bar. lil/'hen the finger pressure is released on the key, thespring ,lil engaging the links h causes the displaced comb to travelupward and then backward.

ln the channels of the supply drum behind the type are 'followers Jwhich the head g.

'teeth ot' the comb lil are adapted to engage.

Above the printing' drum is a follower block K slidably guided on theplates 'T and 2 3 near their lewe-r edges and having teeth which thecomb H2 is adapted to engage, this block having a pivoted pawl 7c whichmay engage l'iehind the type in the printing drum. Vlhe actuation oteither key therefore is to cause the row ot type in the channel of thecorresponding drum, which is opposite the transfer channel, to he movedtoward that channel, the foremost. type passing into the channel. Thesucceeding actuation ot' the key again advancingv the line ot type,shoves another type into they channel,

lshoulders p p on opposite advancing farther the type already, thereinso that the type thus pass through the transter channel into the channelof the opposite drum. l

lt is essential that for each actuation of the key, the engaged typeline be advanced just the thickness of a type. s that but one type at atime will be transferred. To a'ccomplish this, I provide a limitinglinger which enters thetransfer channel every time a type is introducedtherein and is allowed a movement with the type just equal. tothe widthot that type, thereby .preventing oversetting and restricting theadvancement ot the desired amount. The mechanism shown tor this purposecomprises a finger L located beneath the type channel and' forkingaround a bushing N on the shatt F. An arm n rigid with this bushingcarries a roller a occupying a slot Z in the finger which is so termedthat during the irst portion ot the rocking ofA the shaft, the lingeris' lifted into the type channel in advance of the type and thereafterthe rocking of the shaft is independent of the finger. The movement ofthe sired distance by the stop P which has sides et the' finger.

Extending above. thetwo drums on theA front side of the frame member .esis an indicatorV marked with characters corresponding to the type in thedifferent rows in the supply drum. A. pointer W is provided to coperatewith the characters on this chart and is connected by suitable mechanismwith the supply drum. The mechanism may be a cable secured to thepointer and passing over the sheave S (Fig. 3) at the lettl end of theframe members el and es, and then down around a sheave on the supplydrum. At the other end the cable, passes around the sheave s2 andonto aspringbarrel. 'The sheave on the supply drum is indicated by n? in thediagrammatic view (Fig. 1l), the cable by S. andthe spring barrel by S3.Suitable guide pulleys ,as S4l may be provided for the cable. This cableindicator is more fully shown and claimed in the application of H. C.'Gammeter No.3r 236.463. tiled December 12th, 190i, above referred to. v

It will be apparent that the actuation of either key causes the row ottype in the channel-ot' the corresponding drum which is opposite thetransfer channel to be moved toward that channel, the Jroremost typepassing into the channel. During the operation ot assembling the liuc7the printing drum is stationary and the supply drum` is turned by itscrank to bring different ,channels .into

alinemeut with the transfer channel to assemble words,-the position ofthe supply drum being; indicated by the pointer' l. During the'distribution of 'a line the print- 4Lerach) ing drum is likewisestationary, ,the supv ply drum being turned to vbri g'the proper channelinto position according to the character on the face of the individua-ltype in the line. Theoperation of distribution requires eitherconsiderable skill on the part `character of the individual type beingdistributed, whereby the operator may readily turn the supply drumto thedesired position. This indicator which operates also as a copy holderand provides a character indication for use in assembling the type, isan essential part of the Ipresent invention.

The copy-holder, as shown, comprises a roller U journaled in a pair ofarms u which engage and are supported by the upper end of the framemember al. .A suitable trough shaped plate u connects the arms u andspring pressed rollers U carried thereby provide vthe proper friction.In this copy holder, a sheet of the copy to be assembled. may beinserted and is in convenient View to the operator, each successivelinev being turned up bv the knob us on the'shaft of the i'oller or inother manner.

.In assembling the type, a copy ofthe mat.-y

tei' to be printed is inserted in the copy holder. rlhe follower blockIi is provided with a finger 7a3 which is adapted to coperate with thecopy on the copy holder, and the position of the copy holder rela-tiveto the pointer is adjusted., as hereinafter ex plained, so that thepointer continually indi cates the character next to be set, so that theoperator may see at once how to position the supply drum.

In distributing the type, a copy of the mattei' printed by the printingdrum is inserted in the copy holder, whereby an exact reproduction ismade of the type characters on the drinn. The relative position of thecopy holder and pointer is then adjusted so that the pointer indicatesthe character just about to pass into the supply drum, thereby enablingthe operator to properly position it. This adjustment might be made inother manner` but it is simpler to niake it by shifting the copy holderalong its support,-tlie copy holder in the forni shown being looselymounted on the support to enable' such shift-ing. If the transfer fromthe printing drum were directly to the supply drum, the copy holder andpointer k3 would be so. relatively positioned that theindication wouldcorrespond to the foremost character' on thetype line in the printingdrum. As however, several of the type .are contained in the transferchannel during the distribution, the pointer is' set a correspondingnumber of type behind the foremost ycharacter in the distributing; ineither casethe pointer 4pointer k3. on the copy, and then to press line,so that it willindicate the character corresponding totheproperchannelfor the supply drum. My invention thereforeis equally adapta-ble for usefin v-assembling or stands opposite the lcharacter nextto,fpass to orfrom the supply druni,"whereby,' in assembling, it forms a clieckontlieoperator,l and in distributing, relieves him from the necessity ofreading the type. In either case, all that is necessary is VforAtheoperator to turn the supply drum until its pointer lV indicates thevcharacter on the-scale V corre-V sponding to the characteiiindicated byvthe the-corresponding key f or f2.

A simple and satisfactory arrangement for providing the adjustmentbetween the copy holder and the pointer 7c3 is to secure the copy holderslidably upon the fraine member el, the pointer being then rigid on thefollower block, This may be accomplished by providin a bead 212 alongthe upper edge of the fame member and arranging tlie arnis'u so thatthey extend over the beaded edge and embrace it freely enough to allowthe copy holderto be shoved lengthwise thereof.

In order to prevent accidental displacement of the follower blockKiduriiig the as- .95

'seinbling 'of type, and enable this block to lhold the type inacon'ipacted line in the printing drum, I provide Ithe follower blockwith a friction device. Since, lion-"ever,`

there is'suflicient friction from the type 100 'itself during thedistribution,Iariangethis additional friction to be `applied onlyr foimovement of the block away vfrom the transfer channel. This friction isprovided by a roller /55 which occupies a lslot in the rear wall of thefollower and vis pressed against the frame member .e7 by a spring its.This spring is inclined as shown in F ig. 9,l soft-hat lthe roller tendsto jam against lthe frame' member for rearward (movement ofA the block,while in the forward movement the roller is freed. f I

Having thus describedf; my invention4` I, claim xi' l. rllie combinationof a supply mecha-l5 nisin formed to carry individually movable type inrows, printing mechanism including a member formed to carry individuallymov.- l

able type in rows a'nd a platenynieans-for o advancing a row of the typeas it"-`l eing assembled or distributed` and an indicator includingmeans for holdingna` representation of the matter to be assembled ordistributed and cooperating means, one niember of the indicator beingautomatically moved by the assemblage or distribution to show the'character ofthe individual type required for assemblage into words orto be distributed from words.

.42. The combination of a vtype holder, a 130 therein, a pointer movablefollower, and a copy holder adapted to hold follower adapted to advancewith the type according to said mechanism for advancing the follower, apointer movable with the follower, and a copy holder adapted to carrycopy in position for indication by the pointer.

'4. 1n a duplicating' machine, the combination of supply mechanism,printing mechanism, means for transferring type from one to the other,an indicator adapted to show the character of the line of type in thesupply mechanism at the transfer position and an indicator adapted toshow the individual character of the type being transferred fromtheprinting mechanism to the supply mechanism.

5. In a duplicating machine, the combination of supply mechanism havingtype holders in which the type are arranged in rows of the samecharacter, printing mechanism in which the type are assembled into wordsor numbers, the type being adapted to be transferred from the supplymechanism to the printing mechanism and vice versa, and twoindicatorsr-one to show the character of the different rows of type inthe supply gmechanisin, and the other to show the individual characterof the type in a row in the i'inting mechanism.

6. rllhe combination of mechanism having I' vancing row of type in oneofthe holders to distribute it, a copy holder, and means cooperatingtherewith and movable with the advancing typeto indicate the characterof individual type.

7. lin a duplicating machine, the combination of a printing drum, afollower adapted to engage type therein, mechanism for moving thefollower to distribute thetype, a copy holder, a pointer carried by thefollo-wer and cooperating with the copy holder, and a finger ley foroperating the mechanism which moves the follower.

8. The combination of a member adapted to hold type, a follower adaptedto engage Asuch type, mechanism for moving the follower with the type, acopy holder, a pointer carried 4 by .the follower and cooperating withthe copy holder, and means for adjusting the relation of the copy holderand pointer.

9. The combination with supply mechanism, printing mechanism, a transferchannel betweenv them, and means for transferring the type from theprinting mechanism through such channel to the supply mechanism, or viceversa, said means including a follower adapted to engage said type andguided to move parallel with lthe surface of the printing mechanism", itcopy holder, and a cooperating pointer movable :according to thefollower.

l0. The combination of'a printing drum and a supply drinn 'placed endt'o end, a frame member between them having a transfer channel throughit, an indicator connected with the supply drum and adapted to show thecharacter of the row of type alined with the transfer channel., afollower e for the type in the printing drum, means for moving saidfollower toward the transfer channel, a pointer carried by 'saidfollower, and a copy holderadagted to carry a copy of matter printed bythe printing mechanism, with which said pointer may cooperate toindicate the character on the individual type being distributed.

1l. The vcombination of means for holding a line of type, a followertherefor, a friction device on the follower to prevent its accidentaldisplacement and an indicator having a member carried by the follower toindicate the individual characters of the type.4

12. The combination with printing mechanisin including a platen anddistributing mechanism, formed in a unitary structure, of an indicationdevice having two niembers, one member of which corresponds to thematter printed, and means formoving one member of such device relativeto the other member according to the distribution.

13. rlhe combination of means for holding a line cf assembled type, anindicator having two members, one of which is adapted to hold mattercorresponding'to such assembled type, and the other-of which maycooperate with such matter, and means for concurrently advancing theline of type and correspondingly moving one of said inembers.

14. The combination of means for holding aline Iof assembled type, 'anindicator' having two members, one of which corresponds as t-o order tosuch line, one of said ieinbers being movable with reference to theother, means for advancing the` line of typo, and means for concurrentlymoving said movable member.

15.y The combination of a type holder, means for advancing lines of typetherein, an indicator including a copy holding member and a cooperatingmember, one of which is movable, and means for moving said movablemember concurrently with the advancenient. l

16. The combination of a type holder and follower adaptedto advance withthe type, a copy holder and a cooperating member, one of which isconnected for movement with said follower.

' 17 The combination of a type holder, a follower adapted to advancewith type in movement with the follower, and a copy los Lo'zaeao ing 1aline of type, means for advancing such line by movements equal to thethickness of aiftyp'e, an indicator 'having a member corresponding inorder to the matter assembled orftobe assembled and including a pointermovable by the advancing means.

19. The combination of a supply member having a series of type holders,means for moving said member, means for moving the type one at a timeout of said holders, a copy holder, and a .pointer cooperating therewithand adapted to be advanced by the assembled type.

20. The combination of means for holding va line of type, hand operatedmeans for advancing such line for distribution, means operatedautomatically by such advancement for .successively indicating theindiyidual character of the type in such line, and means for receivingthe individual type inlines of the same character.

2l. The .combination of means for holding a linev of assembled type,means for advancing'such line .in the direction of the length 'oftheline for distribution, and means operated automatically consequent uponsuch advancement for successively i11- .dicating the individualcharacters of the type in such line.

22. The combination of means for hold- ,inga line of assembled type,means for advancing such line for distribution,` means for successivelyindicating the individual character of the type of such line., andngerlrey for operating the adrrzici ,5 means, the indicating meansoperating automatically tion.of the finger key.

23. rlhe combination, with means for holding type, of key-operated meansfor as- V sembling and distributing it, and two indicaters, one adaptedto show the character of lines oftype and the other the character ofindividualtype in the line.

24. The combination with type holding means, of a follower therefor, aretarding device acting on the follower and adaptedv to'supply greaterfriction against the fo-llowers movement in one direction than in theother and an indicator having two members, one ,of which is movedaccording to the movement of the follower.

The combination with a guide, of a follower slidable thereon, a roller,and a leaf spring` pressing the roller against the guide, said rollerbeing loosely mounted whereby it jams in one direction of move-- ment ofthe follower, but not in the other.

26. The combination with a copy holder of a type follower having a pawlfor engagement with the type and a pointer for cooperation with the copyholder.

and consequent upon the actua-- 27.".l`he combination `with a. copyholder of a type follower having a pawl for engagement with the type, apointer for cooperation with the copy holder, -sa-id follower having atooth, and a type-advancing-comb adapted to engage such tooth.

28. Thel combination with a copy holder of a type follower having a pawlvfor engagement with the type, a pointer for cooperation with the copyhol-der, and a friction device for retarding the movement of thefollower in one direction, but allowing it to move comparatively freelyyin the other. 29. The combination a type holder adapted to carry a rowof type, a movable member adapted to advance with such row oftype in theholder, a pointer connected for movement with said member, and a copyholder adapted to hold copy in position for indication by the pointer.

30. The combination with type-holding means, of a movable end block forthe type, means carried by such end block for supplying greater frictionagainst the-movement of such block in one direction than the other, apointer `carried by said end block and an indicating member with whichthe pointer cooperates.

3l. The combination of means for holding a line of type, a followermovable with such type, a pointer carried by the follower, a finger keyand mechanism operated thereby adapted to move the follower' and type,and a copy holder adapted to hold copy in position for indication by thepointer.

32. The combination with a copy holder and a holder for a line of type,of a member adapted to move with such line, an indicating device movedto said member and adapted to cooperate with copy on the, copy holder, alinger key, and .mechanism contro-lied thereby for moving said type andmember.

33. rllhe combination of a drum adapted to hold lines of 'type7 a framemember adjacent thereto, a movable follower slidable on said framemember, a copyholder carried by the frame member. and an indicatingdevice cooperating with the copyholder and movable according to themovement of the follower.

3l. In a duplicating^ machine, the combination o'f supply mechanism andprinting mechanism, means for feeding the type from the printingmechanism toward the supply mechanism, said means including' a movablefollower, a pointed carried by said follower, and a copy holderadaptedto carry copy with which the pointer cooperates.

ln a duplicating machine, the combination of a 'supply drum and aprinting drum placed end to end, a frame member extending longitudinallyover the drums, a follower slidable upon said frame member and adaptedto engage type on the printing drum, a oopyholder carried on the framemember, and a pointer movable with the follower and adapted to coperatewith copy on the copy holder.

36. The combination of supply mechanism, printing mechanism, typetransferable between them, a follower` for engaging the type, a pointercarried by the follower, and a cooperating oopyholder, there being arelative adjustment between the pointer and eopyholder.

87. The -combination of a supply member, a printing member, a memberextending longitudinally thereof, a longitudinally guided follower, acopyholder carried' by said longitudinal extending member, and a pointermovable with :the follower and adapted to cooperate with the oopyholder.

38.. The combination of a supply member and a printing drum placed endto end, a trame member extending longitudinally over the drum, aoopyholder carried by said frame member, and a follower for the typecarrying a 'pointer to Cooperate with the eopyholder.

39. The combination. of a supply drum, a printing' drum placed end 'toend, a member extending longitudinally of said drums, a f

follower slidably guided by said member, and a eopyholder mounted onsaid member and adapted to coperate with said follower.

L10. The combination of a supply drum and a printing drum placed end toend, a stationary member extending longitudinally' over the drums, afollower for the type in the printing drum guided-longitudinally on theunderside of said Stationary member', a

eopyholder mounted on said stationary member, and. a pointer carried bythe follower and cooperating with the eopyholder. 41. The eombination,with a supply drum, a printingdrum, a member extending longitudinallythereof, a copyholder havingl Lorelei-o arms engaging said member, and afollower having a pointer to cooperate with the oopy on said holder.

42. Thefoombination, with a type channel, a printing drum, a memberextending longitudinally thereof, a oopyholder having arms engaging thesaid member, and aiollower slidable along the lower edge of said memberand havinga pointer to cooperate with the Copy of 'said holder.

43. The combination of a typeholder, a movable member adapted to advancewith type thereima pointer carried by the movable member, and a coyholder adapted to hold copy in position or indication by lthe pointer,said oopyholder and pointer coperating and one of them being bodilymovable to allow the copy and pointer to be positioned with referenoetoeach other.

44. The combination, with typeholding means, of a movable end block forvthe type, a pointer carried by such end block, and a copyliolderadapted'to carry copy in cop. eration with the pointer, and pointercooperating and one of them being bodily movable in a path parallel withthe path of movement of the block.

45. The combination of a movable printing member, a frame memberextending parallel therewith, a eopyholder mounted on the frame member,a movable end block adapted to engage type in the printing saidoopyholder member and slid ably mounted on said frame member, andv apointer carried by such block and adapted 'to cooperate with copy on thecopyholder. l

ln testimony whereof, l hereunto aix my Signature in the presence 'oftwo witnesses.

HENRY C. SBORN.

1lllitnesses ALBERT ll. BATES, l-l. R. SULLIVAN.

